The interview was set up fairly quickly since the first communication with the hiring team. Recruitment team was responsive and courteous. Overall, the communication channel was open and smooth. That's all.
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This was one of the funniest interviews I have ever attended. Here's why (peer interview/case round) -
1. The case was good enough for hiring an Analyst/Associate at max and definitely not a Manager: It was such a waste of time asking basic math questions for a manager role
2. The interviewer annoyingly interrupted several times and had no interest in learning about my previous and very relevant experience and what I bring to the table; did not even have their video on while as a candidate I was asked to stay on video
3. Wanted answers in bullet points and headers for the business case presented verbally over the call
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (London, England) in Mar 2022
Interview
First interview was conducted well (1-1) and I recieved strong feedback. Had second interview (inc. case study) and recieved no response or follow-up communication after 6 business days.
I sent a brief and polite message to the PwC recruiter I had been liaising with well up until this point, asking if they could please advise when I would be due an update on the position I had interviewed for. I recieved no response and was 'ghosted', to coin the popular phrase. No call and not even a basic rejection template email sent in return.
I've heard of this happening with some companies but was shocked when this unprofessional behaviour occurred during my job application process with the PwC UK Deals team. Eventually I noticed that my applicant status had changed and I found out that I was unsuccessful after checking the application status on the off-chance one day (not even an automated email notification recieved).
I'm definitely not sour about being unsuccessful (you can't win them all!), but it was the treatment recieved as an applicant which was disappointing, given that substantial time was put into interview preparation. The experience has somewhat changed what was previously a high opinion of PwC, which is unfortunate.
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Tell me about a situation where you have dealt with client conflict and how you dealt with that.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at PwC
Interview
Good questions, not so difficult. Some tricky questions but ok can be managed. Three rounds of interviews. One with same job role, second with next job role third one with engagement manager usually the onshore team
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Easy questions not so difficult but a very challenging workplace